February 16th Letter-Glennel done got binyag-ed

I love being a missionary! Glennel was baptized! She is one of the people whose heart was absolutely prepared to receive the Restored Gospel. She has already started sharing the message of the Restoration with her family and friends. She is a great example to many. Hopefully her and Elize will continue to be great examples for our ward. Sister Laiti and I are really trying to dig a little deeper and find those souls that the Lord has prepared for us to harvest. 

 We also met some very special people this week. It was hard to see the burdens that some have to carry.  But I feel privileged to be one of the ones to help them carry those burdens and teach them how they can give their burdens to the Lord. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ! 

I know that my job here isn't just to bring new souls unto Christ but also to help those who have forgotten Him and lost their way. We taught an older lady that has been inactive for probably longer than she's been active in the Church. Boy were we surprised when she didn't know who Joseph Smith was or what a prophet was. And it wasn't because she was older and couldn't remember, she is sobrang matalino--she's very intelligent. But wow. It just taught me that we all have that potential to forget. And if we're not reading our scriptures and going to church, man we sure forget fast! So read the scriptures! It's like Laman and Lemuel, they witnessed how many miracles and still...past feeling, di ba? I have seen how important those "little things" are like personal prayer and scripture study and church attendance. Those "little things" are really the BIG things.  

It was one of those weeks that was emotionally and physically draining...but oh, so worth it! I know that there are people in our area that we have yet to find that need the message we carry. But the tricky thing is that you can't tell which people are ready by their outward appearance. It would be really nice if everyone had a red dot on their forehead to let us know if they were willing to listen to us. But rejection just makes makes it more sweet when we do find the ones willing to listen. 

Keep on keeping on! 

Sister Larson